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tænke vs. synes vs. tror vs. forstille sig
jeg tænker på:
jeg synes:
jeg tror:
jeg forstille mig:
- jeg tænker på: I think (exercise the mind)
- jeg synes: I think (opinion)
- jeg tror: I think (believe)
- jeg forstille mig: I think (imagine, have formed a conception of)
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da vs. når
da:
når:
- da: when (a single occasion in the past)
- når: when (repeated occasions, also in present and future)
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som vs der
som:
der:
- som: who, which and that
- der: who, which and that
- som can always be used and der can only be used if it acts as the subject of the phrase it is part of
- “Det er Karen, der har fortalt mig det”
- “Det er et syn, som jeg aldrig glemmer”
- eller
- “Det er et syn, jeg aldrig glemmer”
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kende vs. ved
at kende:
at vide:
- at kende: to know (be acquainted with)
- at vide: to know (a fact)
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Ubestemt - undecided-> "a car"
- en bil.........en stor bil
- to biler.......to store biler
- et hus........et stort hus
- to huser.....to store huse
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Bestemt- decided-> "the car"
- bilen..................bilerne
- den store bil.......de storte biler
- huset.................husene
- det store hus.......de store huse
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articles for a noun with "en" (gender feminine and masculine)
- en bil.........en stor bil
- to biler.......to store biler
- bilen..................bilerne
- den store bil.......de storte biler
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articles for a noun with "et" (gender feminine and masculine)
- et hus........et stort hus
- to huser.....to store huse
- huset.................husene
- det store hus.......de store huse
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Han=
Hun=
Ham=
Hende=
Hans=
Hendes=
- Han= him (subject)
- Hun= her (subject)
- Ham= him (object)
- Hende= her (object)
- Hans= his (Hans bog)
- Hendes= her (Hendes bog)
- Pamela elsker hendes køkken.
- Pamela loves her (someone else's) kitchen.
- Pamela elsker sit køkken.
- Pamela loves her (own) kitchen.
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Jeg=
Du=
min/ mit/ mine=
din/ dit/ dine=
min/ mit/ mine=
din/ dit/ dine=
sin/ sit/ sine=
- Jeg= I (subject)
- Du= you (subject)
- min/ mit/ mine= mine (object)
- din/ dit/ dine= yours (object)
- Havet er min.
- Kokken er mit.
- Venner er mine.
- min/ mit/ mine= my (genetive- possessive)
- din/ dit/ dine= your (genetive- possessive)
- sin/ sit/ sine= her or his, when supporting the subject
- min have (en have)
- mit køkken (et køkken)
- mine venner (plural)
- Pamela elsker sit køkken.
- Pamela loves her (own) kitchen.
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Vi=
I=
De=
os=
jer=
dem=
vores=
jeres=
deres=
- vi=we (subject)
- I=you (pl) (subject)
- de=they (subject)
- os= us (object)
- jer= you/ yourselves (pl) (object)
- dem= them (object)
"bogen er vores"
- vores= our(s) (genetive- possessive)
- jeres= your(s) (genetive- possessive)
- deres=their(s) (genetive- possessive)
"vores bog er tyk"
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det/ den=
det/ den=
dets/ dens=
det/ den= it (subject)
- et bord-> det
- en bog-> den
det/ den= it (object)
- Den ligge pà bordet-> It (the book) lies on
- the table.
- Det er sort -> It (the table) is black.
- dets/ dens= its' (genetive- possessive)
- Dens sider er tynd-> It's (the book's) pages
- are thin.
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mig=
dig=
sig=
os=
jer=
- mig=myself
- dig=yourself
- sig=himself, herself, itself, themselves
- os=ourselves
- jer=yourselves
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modal verbs
at kunne=
at matte=
at ville=
at skulle=
- at kunne-> Det kan jeg gøre : That can I do.
- at matte-> Det mà jeg gøre : That may I do.
- at ville-> Det vil jeg gøre : That will I do.
- at skulle-> Det skal jeg gøre : That must I do.
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other auxiliary verbs
- at burde-> __________ :
- at turde-> __________ :
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skulle + infinitive verb
kunne + infinitive verb
- Jeg skulle ikke sige-> I shouldn't say
- Jeg skulle studere Dansk-> I should study Danish
- Jeg kunne ikke sige-> I couldn't say
- Jeg kunne studere Dansk-> I could study Danish
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future tense
use present tense and context;
Jeg ringer lige til ham-> I'll give him a ring
Jeg kommer i morn-> I will come tomorrow.
Jeg køber nogle aebler, nàr jeg er i byen. -> I will buy apples when I am in town.
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many, more, most
Can count the things:
- positiv: mange... many
- komarativ: flere.......more
- superlativ: flest........most
Cannot count:
- positiv: meget... a lot, much
- komarativ: mere.......more
- superlativ: mest........most
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lægge vs ligge
- lægge: to lay (dynamic)
- Han lægge bogen på stolen.
- ligge: to lay (passiv)
- Bogen ligge på stolen.
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possessive pronouns:
- min/mit/mine= my
- dine/dit/dine= your
- hans=his (his kitchen)
- hendes=her (her kitchen)
- dens, dets=its
- vores=ours
- jeres=your
- deres=their
- Pronouns
- En bog -> med den
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havde vs. få
- havde: have : means to be in possession of -> Jeg har en
- bog : I have a book.
- få: have : means to come into possession of -> Jeg fik en
- bog : I got a book.
to have in connection with and drink will use “få”
- Jeg fik (or drak) en kop café
- -> I had a cup of coffee (I drank it)
- Jeg havde en kop café -> I had a cup of coffee (I was in
- possession of it- where did you put it?)
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er ved at gøre vs.
gør
- Hun skrive en bog ->
- she writes a book
- Hun er ved at skrive en
- bog -> she is ‘in the process of writing a book”
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så – two meanings
- så = so/ therefore
- -> så vi matte : so we must
- så = then -> så
- gik vi en tur : then we went on a walk
- * must invert verb in
- this case
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at vs. som vs. der
- som -> that -> Katen
- som jeg har købt.
- der -> that -> Jeg har en kat, der (eller som) er
- sort.
- at -> that -> Jeg
- ved at det er svært til… : I know that it is hard to…
· at serves as a conjunction
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singular and plural
articles
- den anden bog ->
- the other book (singular)
- de andre bøger ->
- the other books (plural)
- det andet hus ->
- the other house (singular)
- de andre huse ->
- the other houses (plural)
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